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Agency Based Discussion => iStockPhoto.com => Topic started by: Striker77s on March 15, 2006, 11:53
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OK, I've been submitting to IStockPhoto for about 6 weeks along with many other sites. I can definetely tell they are getting extremely picky and don't take much time on approving images from non-exclusive photags. I keep getting images rejected because of noise. I shot the images with a Canon 10D at ISO 100. They are as clean as can be. Then I get images rejected for being overprocessed and I only adjusted the levels and contast; I hardly touched them. It goes on and on. Is it their nice way of saying we didn't like the subject matter? I have no problem with comments like this image isn't suitable for stock photography or we already have enough similar images. Another issue is copyright issues. I've gotten a few back claiming copyright issues and there isn't a logo or anything of the sort anywhere?? Here is an example from today claiming copyright issues. They sent back a thumbnail with the rejection.
(http://www.scophoto.com/Istock.JPG)
Do you see any copyright issues. Maybe I'm blind??
OK, I'm finished ranting, sorry.
Mark
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They probably don't like your subject matter. The image looks fine at this size. I cant see any noise and it doesn't look overprocessed at all. Does the hi-res look the same?
Kenny Adams
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http://www.acclaimimages.com/
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On the example given here they stated there was a copyright issue. And they attached a small thumbnail of a small section of the original image to show where the problem is. They have done this for several rejected images. They will crop a small section of the original image to show the problem. So here is the thumbnail I got back. If you want to see the original images here it is at featurepics.
http://www.featurepics.com/Image/img.aspx?fid=8967&show=image
Do you see any copyright issues. The other 6 microsites I submitted it to didn't find any copyright issues either.
Mark
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maybe the pattern on the swimsuit :S ... i dunno
I agree it seems convincing when all the other sites didn't find a problem however different sites have different standards as well.
I submitted some christmas ornaments of little troll figures once. All the sites accepted them, while canstock was worried about copyright on the figures and didn't accept them.
I submitted some ginger bread houses, that were decorated in TONS of m&m :( that was a silly thing to do, as i had to go and erase all the little m's on the candies. Anyhow i did that, submitted them, and they were accepted to all the places...... except istock.. which found some m's that i missed :)
not to stand up for istock however, i am quite often frustrated with the reviews... sometimes just try to forget about it, and other times try and fix it, and some times just get frustrated.
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I'm not overly bitter about it by any means. I just felt a little frustrated and wanted to point out that sometimes their approval process is silly. But the important thing is they are making me money and selling my images. I am still going to use them. Just a little random ranting. ::)
Mark